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structed here; for more on stave churches, see here ) . Across the park, the old
town comes complete with apartments from various generations (including
some reconstructions of actual people's homes) and offers an intimate look at
lifestyles here in 1905, 1930, 1950, 1979, and even a modern-day Norwegian-
Pakistani apartment.
The museum beautifully presents woody, colorfully painted folk art
(ground floor), exquisite-in-a-peasant-kind-of-way folk costumes (upstairs),
and temporary exhibits. Everything is thoughtfully explained in English.
Don't miss the best Sami culture exhibit I've seen in Scandinavia (across the
courtyard in the green building, behind the toy exhibit).
Uponarrival,pickupthesitemapandreviewthelistofactivities,concerts,
and guided tours on that day. In summer, guided tours go daily at 12:00 and
14:00; the Telemark Farm hosts a small daily fiddle-and-dance show on the
hour; and a folk music-and-dance show is held each Sunday at 14:00. The
folkmuseumislivelyonlyJunethroughmid-August,whenbuildingsareopen
and staffed. Otherwise, the indoor museum is fine, but the park is just a walk
past lots of locked-up log cabins. If you don't take a tour, glean information
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